Penzance wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2025 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.4 — 5 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 6 secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

17 °C
15.4 — 19.5 °C
Penzance wave buoy daily averages Aug 2025 last observation shown Aug 2025
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
3.9 4.5 S 17.3
3.2 4.4 S 17.4
2.1 4.4 S 17.9
2.4 4.1 S 18.4
2.8 4.3 S 18.6
2.3 4.5 S 19.1
1.3 3.3 S 19.1
0.9 3.2 S 18.8
0.5 4.6 S 18.8
0.5 5.1 S 18.4
0.5 4.2 SSE 18.2
0.7 3.8 SSE 18.1
1.2 3.8 SSE 18.1
3.1 3.5 SE 17.9
3.4 3.8 SE 17.0
2.8 3.7 SE 16.8
0.7 3.9 S 17.1
1.1 3.6 S 17.5
1.1 3.6 S 17.4
1.2 3.7 S 17.0
1.3 3.4 SSE 16.6
0.9 4 S 17.0
0.9 3.7 S 16.4
1.0 4 S 16.4
1.7 3.4 SSW 16.0
0.8 4.4 S 16.1
0.8 4.4 S 15.5
1.6 3.5 SSW 15.8
0.7 2.8 SSW 16.1
0.5 4.3 SSE 16.0
0.6 3.8 SSE 15.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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